What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN URELATED MX WALK-AROUND INSPECTION, NOTED A CRACK ON THE UPPER LT MAIN FUSELAGE TO TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2012
- Submitted
- April 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N214EB
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28130
- Aircraft time
- 7,538 hours
- Engine
- Ge CT72A
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 214031431111
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 7,538 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.